The Rip-Off

"The Rip-Off" (1975) is a lighthearted French-Italian action-comedy starring Jean-Paul Belmondo as a con artist staging a car crash scam during a rally race for insurance money. The focus is purely on caper hijinks, chases, and humor, with no progressive political messaging, social justice themes, identity politics, or diversity/inclusion priorities. Storytelling drives the fun, unburdened by 1970s-era "woke" elements, which didn't exist in modern form.